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romney saturated thary waves in illinois and cnn reports a pro romney superpack has spent nearly half a million dollars buying airtime in maryland. >> we know our future is brighter than these troubled times. we still believe in america. and we deserve a president who believes in us. and i believe in the american people. >> reporter: romney has already collected more delegates than all his rivals combined but rick santorum some of thes insists the race isn't over. >> we are going back to louisiana and then back here and pick up a whole boat load of delegates and close this gap and on to victory. >> newt gingrich and ron paul let them fight it out. he spent his day campaigning in louisiana. >> i think we have a good very chance to win a lot of delegates here. >> the republican front-runner has his sites set on winning maryland's 37 delegates. a large crowd is expected to attend the meeting, which kicks off at around 4:00 this afternoon. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. the maryland primary is on april the third but early voting begins this saturday. >>> on capitol hill a speci
romney saturated thary waves in illinois and cnn reports a pro romney superpack has spent nearly half a million dollars buying airtime in maryland. >> we know our future is brighter than these troubled times. we still believe in america. and we deserve a president who believes in us. and i believe in the american people. >> reporter: romney has already collected more delegates than all his rivals combined but rick santorum some of thes insists the race isn't over. >> we are...
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romney has 454, 1100 are needed to get the nomination. here in maryland tomorrow is the last day to vote for the primary which takes place on april the third. >>> frank robinson is recovering after a health scare in l.a. he received medical attention during the game twin the between the lakers and the celtics, he felt dizzy and was escorted out by medical technicians, he is resting at home and should make a full recover. >>> the greyhounds have a tough task in front of them as they first face the ohio state buckeyes, adam may has more on the hound's first bid in almost two decades. >> good morning, the men's basketball team learns their opponent in the first round of the tournament. it wasn't exactly the best pick but it could have been worse and they are pumped up. [ cheers ] >> the greyhounds comer when cheer when their team is announced. >> the dream is to win one game right now just advance to the next game right now. >> the men's basketball team will play ohio state thursday, coming off a busy schedule. >> i am worried because they a
romney has 454, 1100 are needed to get the nomination. here in maryland tomorrow is the last day to vote for the primary which takes place on april the third. >>> frank robinson is recovering after a health scare in l.a. he received medical attention during the game twin the between the lakers and the celtics, he felt dizzy and was escorted out by medical technicians, he is resting at home and should make a full recover. >>> the greyhounds have a tough task in front of them as...
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i want to get people back to work. >> the latest poll shows romney with a 14 point lead over santorum heading into today's illinois primary and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we are going to get this job done. i am going to get the nomination, we are going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> romney has an advantage even before the polls open, santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him him in in eligible for 10. >> cbs news says romney has 493 of the 1144 of the delegates needed. >>> this is the first day of the cherry blossom thanks to mother nature. they are blooming earlier than expected because of our mild winter weather. the average peak bloom date is normally april the 4th but this year's peak starts today. the cherry blossom festival also begins today and runs through april the 27th. >>> turning to sports the university of maryland's women's basketball team is headed to the sweet 16, the lady terps took on louisville last night in college park and both teams seemed ready for a fight. in fact louisville h
i want to get people back to work. >> the latest poll shows romney with a 14 point lead over santorum heading into today's illinois primary and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we are going to get this job done. i am going to get the nomination, we are going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> romney has an advantage even before the polls open, santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him him in in...
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romney and rick santorum are now taking the race to illinois. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum in to the primary contest, he celebrated another win, easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. rom any spoke to supporters in illinois, polls show he is locked in a tight battle. the state holds its primary tomorrow. as romney gain as bigger league, his wife is calling on republicans to end the fight for the nomination. >> it's time to get behind one candidate and get the job done to move onto the next job, bringing us one step closer to defeating barack obama. three contenders say they are not going anywhere. santorum says romney hasn't proven he is a good enough candidate. >> somebody had a huge advantage, money advantage, huge advantage of establishment support, and he hasn't been able to close the deal. >> reporter: santorum spent yesterday in louisiana, which votes this weekend. he will join romney in illinois today, to court voter whose are still undecided. ron paul and newt gingrich have no events scheduled. >> republican national chairman says he beliefs th
romney and rick santorum are now taking the race to illinois. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum in to the primary contest, he celebrated another win, easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. rom any spoke to supporters in illinois, polls show he is locked in a tight battle. the state holds its primary tomorrow. as romney gain as bigger league, his wife is calling on republicans to end the fight for the nomination. >> it's time to get behind one candidate...
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he won in those states with romney placing third. here is duarte geraldino for wjz. >> reporter: rick santorum pulled off a sweep tuesday. >> we did it again. >> reporter: he told supporters with they will keep his momentum going. >> next week we will come back hire and expect a huge win. >> reporter: he won alabama and mississippi with the help of conservative voters and women. he says the results will reshape the republican field. >> it will help the conservatives. >> reporter: they continue to split the conservative vote. despite lutzing the former speaker says he has no plans to drop out and this race is far from over. >> one of the things tonight proved is that the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable just collapsed. >> alabama and mississippi allocate their delegates proportionately so gingrich, santorum and romney all added to their totals but romney still holds a significant lead. romney lost both states yesterday, partly because he wasn't able to rally the conservative base. the former m
he won in those states with romney placing third. here is duarte geraldino for wjz. >> reporter: rick santorum pulled off a sweep tuesday. >> we did it again. >> reporter: he told supporters with they will keep his momentum going. >> next week we will come back hire and expect a huge win. >> reporter: he won alabama and mississippi with the help of conservative voters and women. he says the results will reshape the republican field. >> it will help the...
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new poll shows santorum leading romney by just two points. ohio is one of ten states up for grabs tuesday. with more than 400 delegates at stake, republicans could see their nominee emerge from the contests or could shake up the race. drew levinson, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> ron paul heads to idaho continuing his strategy of focusing on caucus states. a mass protest is planned in russia after putin win as third term. he claimed victory overnight. his win returns him to the presidency after serving as prime minister for four years. opposition leaders and independent observers are saying voter fraud. >>> president barack obama meets with israel's prime minister to discuss tension tween iran and the rest of the world. president is urging netanyahu. >>> radio host rush limbaugh lose as sponsor over comments directed a at georgetown law student. he called fluke a slut and suggested he make a sex tape after she testified about contraception. the host apologized for comments over the weekend. >>> most areas in the u.s. are losing trees, baltimore
new poll shows santorum leading romney by just two points. ohio is one of ten states up for grabs tuesday. with more than 400 delegates at stake, republicans could see their nominee emerge from the contests or could shake up the race. drew levinson, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> ron paul heads to idaho continuing his strategy of focusing on caucus states. a mass protest is planned in russia after putin win as third term. he claimed victory overnight. his win returns him to the presidency...
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santorum stated his remark against romney was taken out of context and was specific to romney's ideas on health care. romney currently leads the republican delegate race. >>> a new bill is passed by the maryland state senate expanding gapping here. the senate approved allowing maryland gambling to include table games like blackjack and roulette. the bill would pave the way for a six state casino license. this one in prince george's county. that would have to be voted on by maryland citizens. >>> if you're feeling lucky or not, you might want to buy a megamillions ticket today. it's going to be the largest lump sum payout ever. the megamillions jackpot has been increased from $356 million to an estimated $363 million overnight. but the odds of winning the game's top prize have not changed. they're about one in 176 million. the numbers will be drawn tonight. the game is played in 42 stating including maryland and also the district of columbia. >>> turning to sports it's march maddenings. a big comeback win has the terps on the brink of the final four. mark viviano has more on how far th
santorum stated his remark against romney was taken out of context and was specific to romney's ideas on health care. romney currently leads the republican delegate race. >>> a new bill is passed by the maryland state senate expanding gapping here. the senate approved allowing maryland gambling to include table games like blackjack and roulette. the bill would pave the way for a six state casino license. this one in prince george's county. that would have to be voted on by maryland...
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. >>> romney is pulling away from the pack after a strong showing on supertuesday. >> we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good and we're counting down the days until november and that looks even better. >> cbs news estimates romney now has 391 delegates. more than half of his challengers combined. meantime santorum is battling to win over voters. ron paul will be in kansas today, his focus remains on caucus states. >>> virginia governor signs a controversial abortion bill into law. it will require ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion. the bill was changed from an earlier version that would have required a more invasive procedure after a nationwide backlash. >>> the acc tournament kicks off in just a few hours and the basketball team is looking to salvage what's been a disappointing season so far. >> everything that we learned in the acc season we can use for this tournament and i mean, we're going in there with the mind set that we want to win it. and our goals haven't changed. >> the terps need an un likely win of four games
. >>> romney is pulling away from the pack after a strong showing on supertuesday. >> we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good and we're counting down the days until november and that looks even better. >> cbs news estimates romney now has 391 delegates. more than half of his challengers combined. meantime santorum is battling to win over voters. ron paul will be in kansas today, his focus remains on caucus states....
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former house speaker newt gingrich was in annapolis on tuesday and also salisbury and mitt romney visited the area last week. >>> today is the last chance to cast your ballot ahead of the primary. the early voting period ends at excuse me 8:00 tonight, this is the first time. the winner gets all the 37 delegates. >>> in sports he has earned security after this team's run. according to our partner the sun he has offered and agreed to a extension. they won a record 24 games on their way to a conference title. by all means don't forget the final 4 tips off. you can see it all here. kentucky will meet louisville at 6:00, big rivalry there, then it is followed by kansas and ohio state, again all the action live right here on wjz 13 -- >> -- here -- >> -- louisville playing kentucky is kind of like baltimore playing maryland. >> yeah, the distance would be about the same i think. >> yeah, kind of crazy. but it is going to be a big weekend nonetheless. >> it should by. >> not a bad weekend at least on saturday to stay in and watch games. i know last weekend i don't think a lot of folks -- well t
former house speaker newt gingrich was in annapolis on tuesday and also salisbury and mitt romney visited the area last week. >>> today is the last chance to cast your ballot ahead of the primary. the early voting period ends at excuse me 8:00 tonight, this is the first time. the winner gets all the 37 delegates. >>> in sports he has earned security after this team's run. according to our partner the sun he has offered and agreed to a extension. they won a record 24 games on...
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. >> reporter: a new poll shows nationally rick santorum has a four point lead over mitt romney. but the survey also reveals 73% of those polled think it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. >> watch out for that rain. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobile, alabama monday. >> you know if you few that washington is a -- think that washington is a mess i hope you send me there so i can fix it. >> reporter: romney is looking to pull off at least one victory in the south today to prove he can win over voters and carry very conservative states. in washington, duarte geraldino, wjz eyewitness news. >> and today is the last day for marylanders who aren't already registered to vote to do so before the april 3rd primary here. >>> this morning thousands of students are protesting against the united states on the streets of afghanistan. this is the first demonstration since reports of a soldier gunning down afghan civilians. they are killing death to america. also this morning, taliban militants have fired on
. >> reporter: a new poll shows nationally rick santorum has a four point lead over mitt romney. but the survey also reveals 73% of those polled think it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. >> watch out for that rain. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobile, alabama monday. >> you know if you few that washington is a -- think that washington is a mess i hope you send me there so i can fix...
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. >> maryland's 37 republican delegates are up for grabs and while mitt romney is leading the delegate count he visited last week hoping to guarantee a win here, but newt gingrich and rick san sap are also hoping to garner attention with visits to maryland scheduled for tuesday. and with early voting, which started on saturday, marylanders have more time to have their say. >> it does give people the opportunity, more of a choice to come out for six additional days. plus you do have the absentee process. and then you have primary election day. >> reporter: early voting continues this monday through thursday, from 10:00 to 8:00. and since this race is far from over, eager voters hope marylanders will make a difference. >> many of our elections have proven to have low counts of people coming out. i hope this -- this will help. >> reporter: rick santorum will be coming to maryland with some momentum. he won louisiana's primary over the weekend. >> thank you very much, andrea. >>> to find an early voting center near you simply go to wjz.com. >>> turning to sports, the final 4 is set and fou
. >> maryland's 37 republican delegates are up for grabs and while mitt romney is leading the delegate count he visited last week hoping to guarantee a win here, but newt gingrich and rick san sap are also hoping to garner attention with visits to maryland scheduled for tuesday. and with early voting, which started on saturday, marylanders have more time to have their say. >> it does give people the opportunity, more of a choice to come out for six additional days. plus you do have...
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. >>> mitt romney is winning the support of former leaders, including george h.w. bush. >> i think it is time to get behind this good man. >> it is a sign they are wrapping up and turning their attention to barack obama. >>> rick santorum is still campaigning hard there and here of course. >>> they rejected his call for end subsidies for gas companies, it comes as gas prices continues to climb. it now stands at 3.92. the president points out they make 200 million in extra profit for every penny the price goes up. >>> speaking of big profits and big money, by the end of the day someone could be half a billion dollars richer. wjz and weijia jiang are live outside a local convenience store where everybody is still buzzing about a record megamillions jackpot that seems to grow bigger by the hour. good morning, f. >> reporter: good morning. people across the country are of course scrambling to get their tickets, especially here at the farm store we have seen a lot of people and i am guessing they are also trying their luck. who knows? the lucky winner could be right her
. >>> mitt romney is winning the support of former leaders, including george h.w. bush. >> i think it is time to get behind this good man. >> it is a sign they are wrapping up and turning their attention to barack obama. >>> rick santorum is still campaigning hard there and here of course. >>> they rejected his call for end subsidies for gas companies, it comes as gas prices continues to climb. it now stands at 3.92. the president points out they make 200...